Linda Smith

Medical Negligence

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Linda Smith

Senior Associate Solicitor

Linda has worked in the legal sector since 1985. She is a Senior Associate Solicitor in our Medical Negligence team.

Medical Negligence

Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
Floor 9 West Village, 114 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 1BA

Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
77 Coleman Street
City of London
EC2R 5BJ

Linda operates nationally from our Leeds and London offices, while also supporting clients locally through home visits and across our regional offices. This ensures her specialist legal support is always accessible, wherever clients are based.

Linda specialises in a wide range of medicine including:

  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Vascular surgery
  • General surgery. for example bowel surgery and gallbladder surgery
  • Birth injury to mother and baby
  • Still birth and neonatal deaths
  • Fatal claims
  • Claims against GPs

She also has special expertise in presenting complex loss of earnings claims resulting from injury along with pension loss and losses sustained by self-employed workers or businesses.

Linda is a member of APIL and an accredited Fellow.

APPROACH

Linda works tirelessly to get justice for injured clients by bringing out the detail in the evidence.  She is persistent in finding the documents or piece of evidence which will help to prove a case and win the maximum compensation in court or by negotiations. 

Linda’s approach is always considerate of the client’s individual situation and she shows great empathy and support to vulnerable injured people She explains the complex legal process in everyday language and is always willing to call and explain the situation individually to clients who may find the documents daunting and difficult to understand.

ACCREDITATIONS

Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023 Winners of Law Firm of the Year LargeYorkshire Legal Awards finalist Personal Injury and Clinical Neglgience 2023
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